1,213 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,055
- 2016: 1,196
- 2021: 1,213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nelly Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nelly Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nelly Bay is now 56, making the area far older than the national figure. This shift is driven by a very high number of seniors and a small proportion of children, creating a demographic profile that stands out from most other similar areas.
1,213
▲ +15.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nelly Bay — higher than 74% of areas.
| Nelly Bay | 1,213 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | 2,475 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Nelly Bay has 1,213 residents, which is larger than about 76% of areas at this level. The typical age here is 56, far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
56 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.4% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 10.5%.
32.4% ▲ +91.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nelly Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships represent 13.7% of residents, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
1.6% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nelly Bay, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32115/nelly-bay/topic/demographics-identity